Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[Angry Waiter]

Great read here. Schele was a great Mayan archeologist. She was also a lecturer at University of Texas. Lucky to hear her talk on the Maya.

 

[Tyson A Wright]

Hello, fellow Guardians. I hope you will forgive my relative silence - I don't keep up with things nearly as well as I used to be able to. That said, I am always close by.

I have a pretty special project to share with you all. Some time ago, I acquired a fairly unique Lambsfoot - a decidedly Lambsfoot blade on a swell center (coke bottle) frame. Though I have seen the frame paired with other blades, I haven't seen this particular combination anywhere before or since. Jack, I believe, has a similar knife but with a spear blade, which (from what I understand) is a more typical combination.

I have a fondness for the coke bottle shape and so it was much to my delight to have found this example and I had to make it mine. However, the blade was used and treated rather poorly and despite it still having the ability to perform as a cutting tool, I was left with a small sense of wanting. I had reached out to a couple of makers to possibly embark on recreating this unique piece, only to largely be met with crickets.

I became aware of Rhidian's work through Charlie's lavish (and well deserved) praise here on the forums and so I tossed the dice and reached out. Much to my surprise and delight, not only was Rhidian receptive to the idea, I was able to meet him at the Oregon Show, give him the subject knife and seal the deal. @herder also took the opportunity to examine the knife and he made some keen observations - dating the blade to around the '30s (if I recall correctly) and believing it to be all original, despite me thinking it might have been a re-blade at some point.

I was expecting a bit of a wait but Rhidian wasted no time. He gave me permission to share some progress pics - I'm also including pictures I took of it after its arrival today. Just an incredible knife that captures absolutely everything from the original piece that I had hoped would carry over.

A2 steel with steel hardware and ebony covers - an absolute beauty that melts in the hands and practically sings with its walk-n-talk. I couldn't be happier with my first foray into custom slipjoints.


The original subject knife:

Some in-progress pics of the project:

The finished knife!

Here next to its inspiration.

I am very, very pleased with this one - it's going to get an enormous amount of mileage.

Wow! Both the Rodgers and the Rhidian's are beauties!

 

[btb01]

After several pleasant days here, I was surprised to have some council estate bully threaten to knock my teeth out tonight! Needless to say, I still have MY teeth

Uh oh! I hope the rest of your trip is peaceful!

First day out fishing this year. First fish was a decent walleye. I always let the first go. His buddies were not so lucky. K roo is hogging the pocket lately. Hope everyone had a great day.

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Good stuff, Paul! Long before I lived in Minnesota, back in high school, I used to come up here from Arkansas in the summers with a friend of mine and his dad to fish. We’d stay with my friend’s uncle who lived here, and my friend and I would take his dad’s boat, and his dad and uncle would take his uncle’s boat. It was a great time, but we found we were terrible at catching walleye, so we’d usually resort to fishing for largemouth and smallmouth.

Hello, fellow Guardians. I hope you will forgive my relative silence - I don't keep up with things nearly as well as I used to be able to. That said, I am always close by.

I have a pretty special project to share with you all. Some time ago, I acquired a fairly unique Lambsfoot - a decidedly Lambsfoot blade on a swell center (coke bottle) frame. Though I have seen the frame paired with other blades, I haven't seen this particular combination anywhere before or since. Jack, I believe, has a similar knife but with a spear blade, which (from what I understand) is a more typical combination.

I have a fondness for the coke bottle shape and so it was much to my delight to have found this example and I had to make it mine. However, the blade was used and treated rather poorly and despite it still having the ability to perform as a cutting tool, I was left with a small sense of wanting. I had reached out to a couple of makers to possibly embark on recreating this unique piece, only to largely be met with crickets.

I became aware of Rhidian's work through Charlie's lavish (and well deserved) praise here on the forums and so I tossed the dice and reached out. Much to my surprise and delight, not only was Rhidian receptive to the idea, I was able to meet him at the Oregon Show, give him the subject knife and seal the deal. @herder also took the opportunity to examine the knife and he made some keen observations - dating the blade to around the '30s (if I recall correctly) and believing it to be all original, despite me thinking it might have been a re-blade at some point.

I was expecting a bit of a wait but Rhidian wasted no time. He gave me permission to share some progress pics - I'm also including pictures I took of it after its arrival today. Just an incredible knife that captures absolutely everything from the original piece that I had hoped would carry over.

A2 steel with steel hardware and ebony covers - an absolute beauty that melts in the hands and practically sings with its walk-n-talk. I couldn't be happier with my first foray into custom slipjoints.


The original subject knife:

Some in-progress pics of the project:

The finished knife!

Here next to its inspiration.

I am very, very pleased with this one - it's going to get an enormous amount of mileage.

Really cool and unique knife, Dylan! Rhidian does a fantastic job!

 

[cudgee]

I am very, very pleased with this one -

And has the distinct Lambsfoot Blade.

 

[Hoffmajo89]

I’ve been wanting a lambfoot blade for a while now. It goes without saying that I’ve been unsuccessful in scoring either of the two big American made ones. I’ll keep hunting for those once my knife fund recovers, but recognize it’s unlikely. The other ones that are more available on the market just aren’t exactly what I’m looking for either. So that left basically no other options that I know of, aside from having one made.

That’s where I decided to contact a knife maker. I got in touch with a newer maker and chatted with them about the design I was looking for, materials, etc… Settled on a ~3 inch 1095 blade in a 4 inch swayback handle. Long story short, here’s the end product! I’m very happy with the knife in general.

And here’s my attempt at a glamour shot

I’m not sure if I’m able to give information about the maker or not on here, but I’d be happy to share if that kind of information is allowed.

 

[Daniel W]

Paul, to say I’m jealous of the fishing is and understatement. And the lamb is wonderfully done.

First day out fishing this year. First fish was a decent walleye. I always let the first go. His buddies were not so lucky. K roo is hogging the pocket lately. Hope everyone had a great day.

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[Jakeywax31]

Thanks buddy and happy birthday!

Thanks, Dwight

Carrying Spalty to start of the week


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Covers on that bad boy are outstanding. Very nice, Steve.

My '18 and tunes on the opposite end of the spectrum as in my last post.

Very nice photo!!

Have fun my friend

Thanks my friend. You as well buddy .

Evening Guardians! Ethan riding shotgun today.

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Ethan always looks nice my friend.

Hello, fellow Guardians. I hope you will forgive my relative silence - I don't keep up with things nearly as well as I used to be able to. That said, I am always close by.

I have a pretty special project to share with you all. Some time ago, I acquired a fairly unique Lambsfoot - a decidedly Lambsfoot blade on a swell center (coke bottle) frame. Though I have seen the frame paired with other blades, I haven't seen this particular combination anywhere before or since. Jack, I believe, has a similar knife but with a spear blade, which (from what I understand) is a more typical combination.

I have a fondness for the coke bottle shape and so it was much to my delight to have found this example and I had to make it mine. However, the blade was used and treated rather poorly and despite it still having the ability to perform as a cutting tool, I was left with a small sense of wanting. I had reached out to a couple of makers to possibly embark on recreating this unique piece, only to largely be met with crickets.

I became aware of Rhidian's work through Charlie's lavish (and well deserved) praise here on the forums and so I tossed the dice and reached out. Much to my surprise and delight, not only was Rhidian receptive to the idea, I was able to meet him at the Oregon Show, give him the subject knife and seal the deal. @herder also took the opportunity to examine the knife and he made some keen observations - dating the blade to around the '30s (if I recall correctly) and believing it to be all original, despite me thinking it might have been a re-blade at some point.

I was expecting a bit of a wait but Rhidian wasted no time. He gave me permission to share some progress pics - I'm also including pictures I took of it after its arrival today. Just an incredible knife that captures absolutely everything from the original piece that I had hoped would carry over.

A2 steel with steel hardware and ebony covers - an absolute beauty that melts in the hands and practically sings with its walk-n-talk. I couldn't be happier with my first foray into custom slipjoints.


The original subject knife:

Some in-progress pics of the project:

The finished knife!

Here next to its inspiration.

I am very, very pleased with this one - it's going to get an enormous amount of mileage.

What an amazing write up and awesome result. A treasure for sure buddy!!!

Good stuff, Paul! Long before I lived in Minnesota, back in high school, I used to come up here from Arkansas in the summers with a friend of mine and his dad to fish. We’d stay with my friend’s uncle who lived here, and my friend and I would take his dad’s boat, and his dad and uncle would take his uncle’s boat. It was a great time, but we found we were terrible at catching walleye, so we’d usually resort to fishing for largemouth and smallmouth.

Im just starting to learn to fish for Walleye. Im used to bass and cat fishing. A lot to learn if I am being honest.

Sounds like a great time, Barrett. Hope you can get out on the water soon my friend.

Paul, to say I’m jealous of the fishing is and understatement. And the lamb is wonderfully done.

Thank you, Daniel. I had a bunch of fun.

Love how that lamb is coming along of yours. I wouldn't know where to begin. Very impressive buddy.

 

[Daniel W]

Jakeywax31 here it is I need to polish it up some more. And I realized I mixed up my pin and used stainless in the pivot so it does not match.

 

[Jack Black]

Evening Guardians! Ethan riding shotgun today.

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Looking good David

Hello, fellow Guardians. I hope you will forgive my relative silence - I don't keep up with things nearly as well as I used to be able to. That said, I am always close by.

I have a pretty special project to share with you all. Some time ago, I acquired a fairly unique Lambsfoot - a decidedly Lambsfoot blade on a swell center (coke bottle) frame. Though I have seen the frame paired with other blades, I haven't seen this particular combination anywhere before or since. Jack, I believe, has a similar knife but with a spear blade, which (from what I understand) is a more typical combination.

I have a fondness for the coke bottle shape and so it was much to my delight to have found this example and I had to make it mine. However, the blade was used and treated rather poorly and despite it still having the ability to perform as a cutting tool, I was left with a small sense of wanting. I had reached out to a couple of makers to possibly embark on recreating this unique piece, only to largely be met with crickets.

I became aware of Rhidian's work through Charlie's lavish (and well deserved) praise here on the forums and so I tossed the dice and reached out. Much to my surprise and delight, not only was Rhidian receptive to the idea, I was able to meet him at the Oregon Show, give him the subject knife and seal the deal. @herder also took the opportunity to examine the knife and he made some keen observations - dating the blade to around the '30s (if I recall correctly) and believing it to be all original, despite me thinking it might have been a re-blade at some point.

I was expecting a bit of a wait but Rhidian wasted no time. He gave me permission to share some progress pics - I'm also including pictures I took of it after its arrival today. Just an incredible knife that captures absolutely everything from the original piece that I had hoped would carry over.

A2 steel with steel hardware and ebony covers - an absolute beauty that melts in the hands and practically sings with its walk-n-talk. I couldn't be happier with my first foray into custom slipjoints.


The original subject knife:

Some in-progress pics of the project:

The finished knife!

Here next to its inspiration.

I am very, very pleased with this one - it's going to get an enormous amount of mileage.

Great to see you here Dylan, and what a fantastic story Some month's back, quite by chance, I picked up another example of your Swell-Centre Lamb. Not quite as nice as your own, but obviously I had to buy it, if only to confirm that it was a stock Rodgers pattern (I also have a terribly worn example with jigged bone COVER). Rhidian has done a superb job of recreating the pattern, it looks absolutely fantastic my friend Now that you have another wonderful addition to your fine flock, I hope we're going to be seeing more of you! By the way, the finance secretary has asked me to remind you that your subs are overdue by one shilling and threepence!

Thanks Jack, I feel like I got pretty lucky on this one !

Definitely my friend

Good on you Jack, I also have a low tolerance for bullies ! Sounds like the Swedish guy was the smarter of the two

I'm afraid the British do not have a good reputation for their behaviour on vacation abroad. Fortunately, it was over very quickly, so was pretty discreet

Great read here. Schele was a great Mayan archeologist. She was also a lecturer at University of Texas. Lucky to hear her talk on the Maya.

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Fascinating Pete

Uh oh! I hope the rest of your trip is peaceful!

Yes, me too, I'm too old for that kind of thing. I saw the feller in the restaurant at breakfast, and he kept his head down, and looked quite ashamed of himself. Hopefully, there'll be no more playground antics

I’ve been wanting a lambfoot blade for a while now. It goes without saying that I’ve been unsuccessful in scoring either of the two big American made ones. I’ll keep hunting for those once my knife fund recovers, but recognize it’s unlikely. The other ones that are more available on the market just aren’t exactly what I’m looking for either. So that left basically no other options that I know of, aside from having one made.

That’s where I decided to contact a knife maker. I got in touch with a newer maker and chatted with them about the design I was looking for, materials, etc… Settled on a ~3 inch 1095 blade in a 4 inch swayback handle. Long story short, here’s the end product! I’m very happy with the knife in general.

And here’s my attempt at a glamour shot

I’m not sure if I’m able to give information about the maker or not on here, but I’d be happy to share if that kind of information is allowed.

Congratulations, and welcome to the Guardians That's a very nice start to what will, hopefully, be a growing flock As to the maker, I don't think there's an issue in terms of simply naming them

Jakeywax31 here it is I need to polish it up some more. And I realized I mixed up my pin and used stainless in the pivot so it does not match. View attachment 2179567View attachment 2179568View attachment 2179569

Well done Daniel, I like your tang stamp

Dobro utro Guardians! I must say that learning a dozen Bulgarian phrases, before I came here, has paid dividends, since very, very few people speak any English at all, even in the hotel. My endeavours have also encouraged a few of the other guests too The main restaurant here has a buffet-style menu, but last night I had arranged, with some friends, to go to their a la carte restaurant. Unfortunately, there was a completely unadvertised Japanese and Mexican evening in the main restaurant, which we missed, and the food we had was decidedly ordinary, at best, with terrible service The weather is cooler today, and rather dull and overcast, but I really can't complain, as the weather has, otherwise, been really good, particularly for the time of year I hope everyone is doing well, and that your week has got off to a good start. Obviously, I'm carrying Wee Staggy again!

 

[cudgee]

the finance secretary has asked me to remind you that your subs are overdue by one shilling and threepence!

And that'll be CASH.

 

[Jack Black]

It must be the Silly Season or something, I just got an email from Tool Man telling me he had a punch-up in his local pub!

 

[Onebigbill]

Good morning Guardians. Off to Sand Piper Bay Gold Club to play 18. Beautiful day today and warming into the 80's (Deg F). Senator again.

 

[Angry Waiter]

Hello, fellow Guardians. I hope you will forgive my relative silence - I don't keep up with things nearly as well as I used to be able to. That said, I am always close by.

I have a pretty special project to share with you all. Some time ago, I acquired a fairly unique Lambsfoot - a decidedly Lambsfoot blade on a swell center (coke bottle) frame. Though I have seen the frame paired with other blades, I haven't seen this particular combination anywhere before or since. Jack, I believe, has a similar knife but with a spear blade, which (from what I understand) is a more typical combination.

I have a fondness for the coke bottle shape and so it was much to my delight to have found this example and I had to make it mine. However, the blade was used and treated rather poorly and despite it still having the ability to perform as a cutting tool, I was left with a small sense of wanting. I had reached out to a couple of makers to possibly embark on recreating this unique piece, only to largely be met with crickets.

I became aware of Rhidian's work through Charlie's lavish (and well deserved) praise here on the forums and so I tossed the dice and reached out. Much to my surprise and delight, not only was Rhidian receptive to the idea, I was able to meet him at the Oregon Show, give him the subject knife and seal the deal. @herder also took the opportunity to examine the knife and he made some keen observations - dating the blade to around the '30s (if I recall correctly) and believing it to be all original, despite me thinking it might have been a re-blade at some point.

I was expecting a bit of a wait but Rhidian wasted no time. He gave me permission to share some progress pics - I'm also including pictures I took of it after its arrival today. Just an incredible knife that captures absolutely everything from the original piece that I had hoped would carry over.

A2 steel with steel hardware and ebony covers - an absolute beauty that melts in the hands and practically sings with its walk-n-talk. I couldn't be happier with my first foray into custom slipjoints.


The original subject knife:

Some in-progress pics of the project:

The finished knife!

Here next to its inspiration.

I am very, very pleased with this one - it's going to get an enormous amount of mileage.

Very very cool! Congratulations

 

[Rufus1949]

Hello, fellow Guardians. I hope you will forgive my relative silence - I don't keep up with things nearly as well as I used to be able to. That said, I am always close by.

I have a pretty special project to share with you all. Some time ago, I acquired a fairly unique Lambsfoot - a decidedly Lambsfoot blade on a swell center (coke bottle) frame. Though I have seen the frame paired with other blades, I haven't seen this particular combination anywhere before or since. Jack, I believe, has a similar knife but with a spear blade, which (from what I understand) is a more typical combination.

I have a fondness for the coke bottle shape and so it was much to my delight to have found this example and I had to make it mine. However, the blade was used and treated rather poorly and despite it still having the ability to perform as a cutting tool, I was left with a small sense of wanting. I had reached out to a couple of makers to possibly embark on recreating this unique piece, only to largely be met with crickets.

I became aware of Rhidian's work through Charlie's lavish (and well deserved) praise here on the forums and so I tossed the dice and reached out. Much to my surprise and delight, not only was Rhidian receptive to the idea, I was able to meet him at the Oregon Show, give him the subject knife and seal the deal. @herder also took the opportunity to examine the knife and he made some keen observations - dating the blade to around the '30s (if I recall correctly) and believing it to be all original, despite me thinking it might have been a re-blade at some point.

I was expecting a bit of a wait but Rhidian wasted no time. He gave me permission to share some progress pics - I'm also including pictures I took of it after its arrival today. Just an incredible knife that captures absolutely everything from the original piece that I had hoped would carry over.

A2 steel with steel hardware and ebony covers - an absolute beauty that melts in the hands and practically sings with its walk-n-talk. I couldn't be happier with my first foray into custom slipjoints.


The original subject knife:

Some in-progress pics of the project:

The finished knife!

Here next to its inspiration.

I am very, very pleased with this one - it's going to get an enormous amount of mileage.

What a project, with a grand finish.

I’ve been wanting a lambfoot blade for a while now. It goes without saying that I’ve been unsuccessful in scoring either of the two big American made ones. I’ll keep hunting for those once my knife fund recovers, but recognize it’s unlikely. The other ones that are more available on the market just aren’t exactly what I’m looking for either. So that left basically no other options that I know of, aside from having one made.

That’s where I decided to contact a knife maker. I got in touch with a newer maker and chatted with them about the design I was looking for, materials, etc… Settled on a ~3 inch 1095 blade in a 4 inch swayback handle. Long story short, here’s the end product! I’m very happy with the knife in general.

And here’s my attempt at a glamour shot

I’m not sure if I’m able to give information about the maker or not on here, but I’d be happy to share if that kind of information is allowed.

That is a fine creation. Just beautiful clean lines.

Good morning Guardians. Off to Sand Piper Bay Gold Club to play 18. Beautiful day today and warming into the 80's (Deg F). Senator again.
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You have posted your lamb well in that photo.

 

[Hoffmajo89]

Congratulations, and welcome to the Guardians That's a very nice start to what will, hopefully, be a growing flock As to the maker, I don't think there's an issue in terms of simply naming them

Thank you for the kind words! I think I’ll definitely be adding more in the future

As for the maker, he goes by T.C. Bruno. He only really shares stuff on Reddit but once I got ahold of him by text, he’s a great communicator and collaborator.

That is a fine creation. Just beautiful clean lines.

Thank you, glad you like it as well. I was really after a more classic, understated design and I think the maker realized my vision well!

 

[Jack Black]

Good morning Guardians. Off to Sand Piper Bay Gold Club to play 18. Beautiful day today and warming into the 80's (Deg F). Senator again.
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Sounds great Bill, hope you have a great day Nice pic

 

[SteveC]

I’ve been wanting a lambfoot blade for a while now. It goes without saying that I’ve been unsuccessful in scoring either of the two big American made ones. I’ll keep hunting for those once my knife fund recovers, but recognize it’s unlikely. The other ones that are more available on the market just aren’t exactly what I’m looking for either. So that left basically no other options that I know of, aside from having one made.

That’s where I decided to contact a knife maker. I got in touch with a newer maker and chatted with them about the design I was looking for, materials, etc… Settled on a ~3 inch 1095 blade in a 4 inch swayback handle. Long story short, here’s the end product! I’m very happy with the knife in general.

And here’s my attempt at a glamour shot

I’m not sure if I’m able to give information about the maker or not on here, but I’d be happy to share if that kind of information is allowed.

Congrats on a nice Lamb !

Jakeywax31 here it is I need to polish it up some more. And I realized I mixed up my pin and used stainless in the pivot so it does not match. View attachment 2179567View attachment 2179568View attachment 2179569

Great job !

Looking good David

Great to see you here Dylan, and what a fantastic story Some month's back, quite by chance, I picked up another example of your Swell-Centre Lamb. Not quite as nice as your own, but obviously I had to buy it, if only to confirm that it was a stock Rodgers pattern (I also have a terribly worn example with jigged bone COVER). Rhidian has done a superb job of recreating the pattern, it looks absolutely fantastic my friend Now that you have another wonderful addition to your fine flock, I hope we're going to be seeing more of you! By the way, the finance secretary has asked me to remind you that your subs are overdue by one shilling and threepence!

Definitely my friend

I'm afraid the British do not have a good reputation for their behaviour on vacation abroad. Fortunately, it was over very quickly, so was pretty discreet

Fascinating Pete

Yes, me too, I'm too old for that kind of thing. I saw the feller in the restaurant at breakfast, and he kept his head down, and looked quite ashamed of himself. Hopefully, there'll be no more playground antics


Congratulations, and welcome to the Guardians That's a very nice start to what will, hopefully, be a growing flock As to the maker, I don't think there's an issue in terms of simply naming them

Well done Daniel, I like your tang stamp

Dobro utro Guardians! I must say that learning a dozen Bulgarian phrases, before I came here, has paid dividends, since very, very few people speak any English at all, even in the hotel. My endeavours have also encouraged a few of the other guests too The main restaurant here has a buffet-style menu, but last night I had arranged, with some friends, to go to their a la carte restaurant. Unfortunately, there was a completely unadvertised Japanese and Mexican evening in the main restaurant, which we missed, and the food we had was decidedly ordinary, at best, with terrible service The weather is cooler today, and rather dull and overcast, but I really can't complain, as the weather has, otherwise, been really good, particularly for the time of year I hope everyone is doing well, and that your week has got off to a good start. Obviously, I'm carrying Wee Staggy again!

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Cool pic of wee Staggy !

 

[Jack Black]

Cool pic of wee Staggy !

Thanks buddy

 

[screened porch]

They're all like this. I'm guessing I forgot the macro button.

 

[Rufus1949]

Good morning all.

Jack, good to see the wee one with you. You seem to be acclimating to the local culture quite well.